Overview

Headlands Beach is Ohio's longest natural beach, on Lake Erie. This state park offers a large sand expanse with excellent lake access.

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Spot forecast for Headlands Beach / Lake Erie

Sunrise 07:43 · Sunset 18:36

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Headlands Beach / Lake Erie: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

322h

in March · 30 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 27 rideable days a month on average, at 15 °C. It peaks in March, with 322 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 27%21-30 knots · 4%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 85 mm.

Monthly averages: Headlands Beach / Lake Erie

Monthly averages — Headlands Beach / Lake Erie — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	299 h	-1 °C	46 mm
February	25.5	238 h	3 °C	46 mm
March	30.0	322 h	10 °C	64 mm
April	27.5	317 h	14 °C	72 mm
May	28.0	286 h	19 °C	71 mm
June	26.5	264 h	25 °C	52 mm
July	23.0	210 h	27 °C	85 mm
August	26.5	229 h	25 °C	59 mm
September	26.0	206 h	24 °C	9 mm
October	26.0	242 h	18 °C	50 mm
November	25.5	250 h	10 °C	45 mm
December	26.5	246 h	2 °C	64 mm

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Technical details of Headlands Beach / Lake Erie spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Great Lake with waves in north winds. Sandy bottom. Freshwater. Season April to November. Large beach facilitating launching.

Hazards

Powerful waves in strong winds. Coastal currents. Fast-developing storms. Cold water — wetsuit recommended.

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